Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1041-1046 , December 2006

Non contrast-enhanced four-detector multisection CT for the detection of ring lesions in seizures

  • V. Rathi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: V. Rathi, Department of Radio Diagnosis, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and University College of Medical Sciences, Dilshad Garden, Delhi 110095, India. Tel.: +91 11 22046919; fax: +91 11 27615960.
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  • L.C. Thakur
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  • A. Sarikwal

Received 22 March 2006 ,Revised 3 July 2006 ,Accepted 7 July 2006.

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PII: S0009-9260(06)00231-5

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.07.006

Clinical Radiology
Volume 61, Issue 12 , Pages 1041-1046 , December 2006

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